Falcons Considering Discipline for Mora

Atlanta Falcon General Manager Rich McKay said Sunday it was too early to tell whether the team would discipline Coach Jim Mora for his antics after the team’s overtime loss at Tampa Bay.

“Let me get through the weekend,” McKay said. “Right now I just don’t know.”

The 27-24 defeat on Saturday eliminated Atlanta from playoff contention. After the game, in his regularly scheduled postgame chat with radio analyst Dave Archer, Mora was asked to explain why the Falcons punted from their 24-yard line when facing fourth and two with 1:08 left in overtime.

Even though Michael Koenen’s punt went 53 yards, Mark Jones’ 28-yard return put the Buccaneers in position to win the game on Matt Bryant’s field goal five plays later.

According to several team and radio station employees, Mora abruptly removed his headset after hearing Archer’s question and threw it to the ground.

Three team employees and two with the radio station, all of whom requested anonymity because they said they feared alienating the coach, said Mora was so angry that he also threw a microphone -- which almost hit Nicole Watson, a sideline reporter with the radio station, in the head.

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It’s too soon to say whether the Marshall Faulk highlight montage the St. Louis Rams showed at the finish of their home finale was a going-away tribute to the running back.

Faulk, a former NFL most valuable player who has been used sparingly this year, hasn’t decided whether he will keep playing.

After the Rams lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 24-20, Saturday, he said it wasn’t the right time to discuss his future.

“I’ve been playing football for a long time, and it’s something I love doing,” he said. “So to just give you a quick answer after a hard loss to a division opponent wouldn’t even be right.”